Oh, this pasta and its luxurious tomato butter sauce! It’s the perfect dish to make when it is mid-summer and the basil and local tomatoes have us surrounded.
However! Due to the fact that cherry tomatoes mysteriously keep their delectably sweet tomato all year around, AND the fact that you can usually now find basil in your produce section at any time of year, it’s perfectly possible to have this deliciousness in, say, February.
As I write it is still summertime in my neck of the woods, and you know one of the ways I know this?
We went to see our beloved minor league team, the Durham Bulls play the Nashville Sounds last weekend and it was all kinds of HOT.
And while the Bulls didn’t get the win, I personally got a major win, because guess who was there?
Ripken the Bat Dog! Yep, as in a very good boy who jumps out of the dugout and brings back the bats that the Bulls drop after they hit the ball. MY HEART.
Anyway, it’s still steamy summer in these parts, but happily this recipe is speedy and delicious and totally doable 365 days per year. Let’s make it!
Ingredients Needed for this Buttery pasta!
Here’s how to make this Heavenly pasta with tomato Butter Sauce!
STEP 1: Heat a couple of tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté a cup and a half of halved cherry tomatoes along with a couple cloves of peeled and minced garlic until tomatoes just start to break down, about 5 minutes.
STEP 2: Meanwhile, cook 10 ounces of pasta in salted water according to package directions – you can use any kind, but we like short pasta like bowties or campanelle for this recipe because it works best with the chunky sauce. Drain the pasta and add to skillet with tomatoes.
STEP 3: Stir in 4 tablespoons of butter and a half cup of cream until the butter is melted and everything is heated through. Taste and season with salt and fresh ground pepper.
STEP 4: Remove from heat and toss with a half cup or so of chopped fresh basil. Ladle it into bowls, grind on some fresh pepper and serve it up!
more tips for making this speedy recipe!
You can! We love cherry tomatoes because they magically keep their tomato flavor even when tomato season is (sob!) over, but regular tomatoes will work just fine – just chop them into cherry tomato-sized chunks.
Yep! You can 3 tablespoons of butter and 1/3 cup of cream – it won’t be as dreamily creamy, but it will still be scrumptious!
Yes, with a couple of guidelines! Definitely use cherry tomatoes, which are flavorful all year round, and if you can’t find basil out of season in your supermarket, fresh thyme or oregano or even parsley will give it a nice herb flavor.
Pop your question in the comments below and I will answer pronto!
Hurray for pasta and butter and tomatoes…and dogs! Happy sigh.
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Pasta with Buttered Tomato Sauce
Prep Time: 15 minutes- Cook Time: 20
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
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This luxurious recipe for pasta with buttered tomato sauce makes the most of fresh veggies and herbs for a delectable summer supper!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved (or regular sized tomatoes, chopped into one inch pieces)
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 10 ounces short pasta (penne, campanelle, bowties, etc)
- 4 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup cream
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
- Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Sauté tomatoes and garlic until tomatoes just start to break down, about 5 minutes.
- Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain and add to skillet with tomatoes.
- Stir in butter and cream until the butter is melted and everything is heated through. Taste and season with salt and fresh ground pepper.
- Remove from heat and toss with basil. Serve, grinding a little more pepper on top if you like!
Notes
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